The Marquette Social Innovation Initiative is pleased to announce the Midwest Social Innovation Start-Up Challenge!
Ideas? This challenge is an opportunity for students or aspiring entrepreneurs to submit a business model that includes social or environmental impact that makes the world a better place! The challenge is open to any ambitious team or individual who has an idea to create positive social change. Register here by May 20th. Entering is free and easy - and you may enter as many ideas as you like. Please include a description of the problem you're solving, the solution you propose, and the sustainability (financial, repeatable, scalable) of your idea.
Examples of social innovation start-ups: Dell Social Innovation Challenge Winners
Pitch: The Midwest Social Innovation Start-Up Challenge is one of many Flying Car Innovation Week events in Milwaukee, June 1 -10, 2013. Up to 20 teams/individuals will be selected to present at June 6th, at ManpowerGroup World Headquarters.
Win! 3-5 groups will share $15,000 in cash, present their start-up idea at the evening reception, participate in summer workshops and mentoring, receive complimentary tickets to the Flying Car Gala, and advance to the Brady Midwest Regional Championship in August.
Celebrate: The challenge will provide excellent networking and learning opportunities with business executives, mentors, local entrepreneurs, and prominent national figures in social innovation. Interested members of the public are welcome to attend the evening reception and semi-finalist presentation. Join us at The Wherehouse 7pm for drinks, appetizers, and entertainment.
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The Midwest Social Innovation Start-Up Challenge is presented by the Marquette Social Innovation Initiative in collaboration with the Brady Corporation, The Business Journal, Cardinal Stritch University, Dell Inc.,Greater Milwaukee Committee (MiKE), Johnson Controls, MIAD, MSOE, and the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, and parallels the national platform founded by Dell Inc. and the University of Texas – Austin.
Questions?Elise.chapman@marquette.edu
